Acetylene-gas generator.



R. L. BECK.

ACETYLBNE GAS GENERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.26, 1913.

1,085,008. Patented Jan..20, 1914.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1913. 1,085,008. Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

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RODEN L. BECK, F INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS.

ACETYLENE-GAS GENERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 26, 1913.

Patented Jan. so, rare.

erial No. 750,875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Roman L. BECK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Independence, in the county of Montgomery and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Acetylene-Gas Generator, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is adapted to be employed for generating acetylene gas from calcium carbid, and the principal object of the in.- vention is to provide novel means for teeding water upon the carbid.

Reference is hereby made to my co-pending application, Serial No. 777390, tiled July 5, 1913 and containing matter divided out of this present application.

It is within the scope of the invention to improve generally and to enhance the utility of, devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear the description proceeds, the invention-resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment 01": invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

in the drawing :Figure 1 shows the invention in vertical transverse section; Fig. 2 is a transverse horizontal section, parts appearing in elevation; Fig. 3 is a side eleva tion: Fig. 4c is a sectional detail showing a portion oi one of the carbid receptacles; Fig. 5 is a bottom plan of one of the carbid receptacles; and Fig. 6 is a sectional detail showing the inner end of the pipe whereby the gas is carried from the generator into the washing and storage tank.

T he invention comprises a generator, the generator including a receiver 1 having an outer wall 2 and an inner wall 3, spaced apart, there being a water seal 1 between the walls 2 and 3. The inner wall 3 defines a compartment in which are located a plurality 0t superposed carbid receptacles 6. Each carbid receptacle 6 is in the form of an inverted, trusto-conical pan 6 equipped at its lower end with outstanding ears whereby one pan may be supported upon another.

ldach pan or carbid receptacle 6 is provided adjacent its upper edge with an outlet 8.

closure 9 for the receiver 1 is provided, the closure being provided with a depending side wall 10 which dips into the water seal 4: and lies between the walls 2 and 3 of the receiver 1.

An upri ht pipe 11 is located above the closure 9 and the lower end of the pipe 11 is connected with the closure 9, detachably, through the medium of a coupling 12. The upper end of the pipe 11 communicates with a horizontally disposed pipe 14: which, in its turn, communicates with a depending pipe 15, the lower end of which is inwardly eX- tended as indicated at 16,/through the side wall of the washing and storage tank 17. The portion 16 of the gas supply pipe communicates with a relatively short, upright extension 18, located adjacent the bottom of the tank 17. Resting upon the top of the extension 18 is a cap 19 which permits the gas to pass from the extension 18 into the interior of the tank 17, the cap 19 however, serving to prevent. foreign matter from entering the pipe 18 and parts connected there with. The tank 17 is filled with water as indicated at 20. Located within thetank 17 is a bell 21.

Disposed within the contour of the bell 21 is the vertical arm 22 of a service pipe 23 which enters the side walls of the tank 17 as indicated at 24:. At the bottom of the supply pipe is located a T 25, the T being introduced at the point-indicated for the purpose of affording a drainage.

Secured to the side wall of the tank 17 is a receptacle 26. Communication between the interior of the receptacle 26 and the interior of the tank 17 is established by an opening 27 in the side wall of the tank, the construction being such that the water will stand at a common level in the tank 17 and in the receptacle 26. Mounted within the receptacle 26 is a float 28. Secured to the upper end of the float 28 is a rod 29, the rod 29 being extended laterally through the opening 27, the lower end of the rod 29 lying between the bell 21 and the side wall of the tank 17 The lower end of the rod 29 is provided with an angularly disposed finger 30 which extends beneath the lower edge of the bell 21. The float 28 supports a siphon 31, the outer leg 32 of which is slidably received in a channel shaped bearing 33 which is attached to the receptacle 26. The outer leg 32 of the siphon is outwardly extension 38 which, through the medium of a T 39 is connected with pipe 11.

Before entering specifically into a description of the means whereby the water supply is regulated, it may be stated that water is supplied to the funnel 86 through the medium of the spout 35, the water traversing the U-shaped pipe 37 and passing by way of the extension 38 into the pipe 11. The water will be discharged by the pipe 37 into the uppermost carbid receptacle 6, and when this receptacle 6 has filled sufliciently, the water will flow outwardly through the outlet 8 and pass downwardly into the next lower carbid receptacle, the operation above described being carried out repeatedly, as one receptacle after another is filled.

The gas generated from the carbid will pass upwardly through the pipe 11 and by way of the pipes 14, 15, 16 and 18, into the tank 17, the gas accumulating in the bell 21 and causing an elevation of the bell. From the bell 21, the gas will pass by way of the pipes 22 and 24: into the service pipe proper 23. When the volume of gas within the bell diminishes, due to the fact that an in- SlllllClGllt supply of water is delivered to the carbid receptacle 6, the bell 21 will move downwardly, and as the bell moves clownwardly, the lower end thereof will engage the finger 30 of the rod 29, and the rod 29 will pull down the float 28, carrying the siphon downwardly until the bend of the siphon is below the lower edge of the surface of the water 20 in the tank 17 whereupon, the siphon will begin to deliver water through the spout 35 into the funnel 36, and will continue to deliver water thus, until a sufficient volume of gas has accumulated in the bell 21 to raise the bell and to permit the float 28 to raise the siphon sufliciently to stop the flow of water therethrough. Owing to the fact that the siphon includes the upwardly extended part 34 the siphon will at all times retain its priming.

Should it be desired to remove the closure 9 from. the receiver 1, an operation taking place for instance, when the carbid is renewed, the closure 9 may be detached from the pipe 11 by manipulating the coupling 12;

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In device of the class described, a tank; a bell mounted in the tank; a receptacle in connnunication with the tank whereby the contents of the tank and the receptacle will stand at a common level therein; a float mounted in the receptacle; a siphon rigidly secured to the float for right line movement along with the float, one arm of the siphon extending within the receptacle and the other arm of the siphon lying without the receptacle; and a connection engaged with the bell and the float, the connection preventing the upward movement of the float independently of the hell.

2. In a device of the class described, a tank; a bell mounted in the tank; a re ceptacle located adjacent the tank, there be ing a communicating opening between the receptacle and the tank whereby the contents of the tank and the receptacle will stand at a common level therein; a float mounted. in the receptacle; a siphon secured to the float and discharging without the receptacle; and a connection engaged with the bell and the float, the connection lying partly in the receptacle and partly in the tank and being extended through said openmg.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RODEN L. BECK.

lVitnesses J. B. UNDERHILL, PAUL R. Orro.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G. 

